It was fun trying to work out what was going on. Many thanks to Pigeonhole, the author and my fellow Pigeons for making this such an enjoyable read. They all adored it apart from one daughter who said the idea of flying down a mountain on two pieces of wood just didn’t appeal. I used to work with a family who went skiing about three times a year. Just the thought of going up in that ski lift is enough to put me off (I don’t like heights). I have never been skiing and never wanted to. I found the whole skiing/chalet part a brilliant setting for a thriller. It was a great read with so many twists and I could never make up my mind about who was who. This was the part I enjoyed the most even though it is harrowing and sad. I was really enjoying the set up of the two stories but I didn’t really get into it totally until the introduction of third character and her important story. Is it connected and what connects Ria, Hugo, Simon or Cass to that terrible event in 1998? Who are they really? Someone is hiding a secret and certain people are not who they seem. During their stay a body is found in the snow. Over twenty years later four people are staying at the same resort. They get separated and there is a terrible accident. There is tension right from the start and then on one fateful day they go off-piste during a storm with two guides Cameron and Andy. It takes place during two timelines (mainly – I won’t give away the third) – 1998 when two brothers Adam and Will – take their girlfriends on a skiing holiday. The Chalet is told from the point of view of a number of characters including Ria, Hugo and Adam. Quite hard to leave a review of The Chalet without spoilers but I’ll do my best.

The Chalet by Catherine Cooper